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At a Glance: Board of Supervisors' May 3 consent and routine votes
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions by unanimous consent or recorded roll call on May 3, including changes to entertainment permits, inclusionary housing procedures, school parking event tax exemptions, and actions related to Transbay Block 7 financing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors handled a large consent calendar on May 3, approving multiple ordinances and resolutions on first reading or by unanimous consent and adopting routine contracts and resolutions.
Key outcomes (selected):
- Items 1–10: Various consent items were approved and announced as passed on first reading (roll call recorded; items not separately debated in the transcript).
- Item 11: An ordinance amending the police code to permit the Entertainment Commission director to waive loudspeaker filing fees and extend permit deadlines was finally passed unanimously.
- Item 12: An ordinance updating planning and inclusionary affordable housing fee processes (including a requirement for an economic feasibility report and recurring reviews) was adopted on final reading with recorded opposition; the clerk announced an 8–2 vote and the names of dissenting supervisors were requested but not fully specified in the transcript.
- Item 16: An amendment to the business and tax regulations to exempt certain school-based, volunteer-run parking fundraisers (events earning under $10,000) from the parking tax was passed unanimously on first reading.
- Item 17: An ordinance to allow certain SFPUC local business enterprises to receive bid discounts on regional project contracts passed on first reading by unanimous consent.
- Items 18, 26: Resolutions and bond-authorizing actions related to Transbay Block 7 (ground lease with Mercy Housing, multifamily housing revenue bonds not to exceed $35 million) were adopted or approved by unanimous consent.
- Item 19: A resolution approving a contract with Univar USA Inc. for purchase of sodium hypochlorite (initial amount not to exceed $14.5 million with options totaling up to $24 million) was adopted by unanimous consent.
- Items 22–25: A set of resolutions authorizing applications for federal HUD and other housing entitlements and grants (CDBG, HOPWA, HOME, ESG) were adopted unanimously by consent. Amounts were stated roughly in the meeting record (e.g., $16.5 million CDBG entitlement; $7.1 million HOPWA entitlement; approx. $4.2 million HOME; approx. $1.5 million ESG) and described as entitlements/estimates in the transcript.
- Items 27–28 (Sheriff’s electronic monitoring/home detention program rules): After debate about program costs to participants and low participation levels, Supervisors Kim and Avalos moved to continue items 27 and 28 to the May 17 meeting (motion seconded and approved by the board by unanimous consent at the time of the transcript).
- Item 29 and 32: Landmark designations (Burdett Building at 90–92 Second Street and a Norfolk Island Cook Pine tree at 46A Cook Street) were approved on first reading by unanimous consent; Councilmembers and community members praised the tree landmarking.
- Item 35 (opposition to State Senate Bill 1102): The board adopted a resolution opposing SB 1102 — which members said could impede city enforcement of transient-occupancy rules and access to platform data — as amended directing staff to seek changes to preserve local control.
- Item 37: The board adopted a resolution expressing support for City College faculty and calling for a swift agreement in negotiations (resolution amended and adopted unanimously in the meeting record).
Several other procurement, lease, and funding items were handled by consent; where the transcript did not list full roll-call details for each item, the article lists outcomes and notes when precise counts or sponsor details were not specified.
